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OTHER RESOURCES:
MHASD School Lunch Program: Apply for free/reduced priced meals on the MHASD website. To sign up to receive school lunches while schools are closed, contact Michelle Denk at 608-437-7065.
Unemployment Insurance: if you have lost work through no fault of your own and have worked for a covered employer in the last 18 months. Apply online: https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uiben/apply/ | Phone: 608-266-3131
HOUSING:
Tenant Resource Center: Help with landlord/tenant law, eviction prevention, entry costs. Website: www.tenantresourcecenter.org
Phone: 608-257-0006
WRAP (Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program) – up to $3,000 in rent assistance.
Website: https://doa.wi.gov/Pages/LocalGovtsGrants/COVID-Grants.aspx
Phone: 608-237-1255
Housing Navigation Services: Housing lists, help applying for housing, including subsidized.
Website: www.danecountyhomeless.org/housingnavigationservices
Phone: 608-826-8093
Porchlight DIGS Program: Rent and other assistance on a first-come, first-serve basis. Website: https://porchlight.org/prevention-outreach/
Phone: 608-252-8522
Help with rent: Tuesdays 8:30-9:00am. Help with deposit, utilities, and other housing-related emergency needs: Thursdays 8:30-9:00am. Help with “other little things” (bus tickets/gas cards/medicine): M/W/F at 8:30am sharp.
GENERAL RESOURCES:
Joining Forces for Families (JFF): – Karen Cicarelli (se habla español) - support accessing housing, utilities, mental health services, and other community resources. Email: Ciccarelli@countyofdane.com
Phone: 608-437-6115
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES*:
Platteville Family Resource Center (Mount Horeb): 608-348-4060
Oregon Mental Health Services (Mt Horeb, partner w/ MHASD): 608-835-5050
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8225 | Crisis Text Line: 741741
*Your primary care physician can also help you navigate mental health services available to you